Archive for the ‘Downbeat / Triphop’ Category

English: Strad has become a household name on the netaudio scene with a plethora of great instrumental hip-hop releases on splendid labels such as Dusted Wax. His first offering on iD.EOLOGY entitled “Atomic Tonic” is an invigorating brew that has all the complex flavours of jazz, funk and hip-hop, laced with pinches of lounge, electronica and drum’n'bass, a dark, earthy tone and a smooth and silky texture. The musical depth and the polished production of this release will keep you entertained for almost a full hour, and its inspiring, almost psychedelic effect will keep you refreshed throughout your day.

English: On his iD.EOLOGY debut, the “Durban Chamber” LP, Dubsalon pays his very own tribute to the echo and infuses his rich and juicy psy-dub beats with elements from dubstep, funk, electronica, hiphop, downbeat and lounge. Shimmering with slick production, his tracks oscillate inbetween full-on and far-out, turning an abundance of musical detail into an equally relaxed, rousing and reality-bending overall listening experience.

DJ Saetchmo, bass-loving resident of the Berlin #tassebier posse and host of his very own weekly Echochamber show, has put his mixing-mind and -digits to Dubsalon’s tracks and has tweaked them into a mindboggling 30 minutes of trippy dubby goodness. And that mix is of course also part of the package which we have prepared for you this time.

Englisch: Our fabulous new addition Strobotone combines futuristic electronic dance-sound with a truckload of references from 35 years of musical history on his one-hour debut-album entitled “Flashback Forward”. Skillfully he amalgamates bits and pieces from funk, disco, electric boogie, house, electronica, ambient and many more into a crisp and detailed mixture of perfect pop. And since this is such damn good fun even for those who are not highbrow academic eclectics, these tracks sound like tomorrow’s classics already today.

English: For a spectacular start, there’s an absolute highlight in the shape of Tracing Arcs’ debut album on iD.EOLOGY. With “Eye See You” the British duo delivers a masterfully produced musical film noir, in which the seductive and varied voice of Fran Kapelle moves elegantly and mystically like a femme fatale through a world sketched out in dark colours of opulent, jazzy trip-hop.

English: When it comes to free culture, some draw the line between free speech and free beer. Since music is a universal language, we decided to throw our latest release into the discussion as a statement. And for proper backup, we even got ourselves some academic support.
Dr Freebs – a funky bunch from the UK – have got their very own ideas about freedom. When on their iD.EOLOGY debut “The Freebie Treat” slick production skills bump into a passionate band-attitude, the boundaries of genres fade away and a seductive blend of funk, soul, hiphop, house, lounge, dnb and a lot of other styles emerges.
But Dr Freebs are not only all about the freedom of expression. They’re also happy to let you enjoy their work without money changing hand. Free speech AND free beer, in a way. Well cheers, have one on that – and start the download!

English: After their milestone double-album “The Return of Intelligence” Zengineers thrustfully start turning the wheel of life again, taking us down into depths where hungry ghosts dwell in agony. The 5th realm, their fourth album on iD.EOLOGY and their fifth altogether, is an eclectic and kicking reflection on modern society, human relationships and artistic endeavour spiced with drum’n'bass, live guitars and percussions plus some beautiful vocals by Backwater Planet’s singer Martha Potempa.

English: Zengineers a.k.a. Phour Trakk and Sick-E, meanwhile houselhold names in the iD. lineup, have big plans. As if it wasn’t enough to make their latest release a double-album, to top things off they split the release between two netlabels. The Return of Intelligence is a dichotomic examination of the question what the perspectives regarding content might be for drum’n'bass today. The two halves “Hikari”, published on iD.EOLOGY, and “Yamiyo”, published by our dear friends from musicartistry, unite past, present and future of the genre with all sorts of other musical influences, showing what exciting sides to the trippy and physical qualities of drum’n'bass there still are to be discovered. Even today.